$140m+ Boorloo Bridge to open on 22 December

The Boorloo Bridge – formerly known as the Causeway Pedestrian and Cycling Bridges – will open its 6m wide paths over the Swan River from Victoria Park to the CBD on Sunday 22 December with a family-focused event in the evening.
 
It is expected 3000 bike riders and pedestrians will cross the $140m+ Boorloo Bridge daily.
 

The Bridge’s new name – Boorloo – is the Noongar name for the Perth area.

It will also feature state-of-the-art lighting, which will be capable of displaying moving images and provide the Swan River with an iconic structure for many decades to come.

“The current walking and cycling paths on the Causeway are significantly constrained, no longer fit for purpose or safe for people that use them,” said Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

“These bridges will not only provide a safer way to cross the river, they’ll also be the first in Western Australia to include state-of-the-art lighting that will be capable of showing moving images.

“The spaces around the new bridge have also been transformed with nearly 100,000 new trees, plants and shrubs, plus public art and new spaces for people to recreate and enjoy our beautiful Swan River.”

Find out more about the Bridge here. And the art of the Bridge here.

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Tim Roach

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.

Denise Sullivan

Chair | Governance & Risk Committee

Denise Sullivan has a career spanning over twenty years in senior management and executive roles in the state public and not-for-profit health sectors.

In her usual role of Director Chronic Disease Prevention with the Western Australian Department of Health, she leads the development of state chronic disease and injury prevention policy and planning frameworks and contributes to the shaping of the national preventive health policy agenda.

Her professional interests cover many aspects of chronic disease and injury prevention encompassing health communications, health promotion and research, public policy on health and workforce planning and development.

She has a particular interest in furthering collaborations with other sectors with a mutual interest in promoting a more active and healthier WA community, and creating and sustaining environments that support this. Denise is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Leadership WA Signature Program, and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian College of Health Service Managers.

Denise is a recreational cyclist and recent convert to mountain biking (although trainer wheels still on!).